Clever deception defeats sound no trump game in rubber bridge
In a rubber bridge bout South opens one club and reaches 3NT through North. West uses a trap by leading queen of hearts and a diamond misdirection, letting East win, then a diamond sequence collapses the contract. Declarer ends down two, West earns praise for defense, South blamed for overreaching euchre-like risk.
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Forest fires scorch North Carolina and Florida amid extensive blazes
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